AUTO OWNERS INS. CO. v. DUNAWAY

No. 52472.

394 So.2d 1362 (1981)

AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE CO. and H & H Construction Co. v. Billy Joe DUNAWAY.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied April 1, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Murphree, Mitchell, McNutt, Bush, Lagrone & Sams, Tupelo, for appellants.

Gary L. Carnathan, Carnathan, Davidson & Wright, Billy W. Shelton, Tupelo, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, P.J., and BROOM and HAWKINS, JJ.


BROOM, Justice, for the Court:

Workmen's compensation jurisdiction is the pivotal issue here where claimant Billy Joe Dunaway seeks benefits under coverage his employer purchased in Alabama. The Administrative Judge (AJ) ordered the carrier, Auto Owners Insurance Co., to pay benefits. After the full commission and the Circuit Court of Lee County affirmed the award, the carrier appeals here contending jurisdiction is lacking in Mississippi. We affirm.

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